Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-01-14

Reply to yon freely send,
But repeat it not, Ipray.
There was time bat yester'-night,
When nv name was fair to see--
When sages grave and solons bright
| In groups came counting me.
! But now the skies are dull aud gray;
My songs are doleful chants,
| And ON this cold eventful day
| My name, in French, is. Pants
4. A. WILLIAMS.
| THIRD HOUSE ORGANIZATION.
| An effort will be made to effect an organ
| izati0n of the Third house this evening, and
| the candidates for the various offices are
now doing some lively canvassing. As the
| band struck up the "Devirs Dream"
last evening, L. G. johnson, who is the
leading candidate for the Office of chaplain
of the Third house, forgot his ministerial
ambition for the time and favored the as
| semblage with few neat and artistic
steps. Forchairman of the house or squat
ter governor" the most prominent candi-
dates are Major Moore, of Ordway, Colonel
| CObban, of Sioux Falls, and Dennis Han
nifin, of Bismarck. 1t is believed that
Denny is in the lead although he is very
| antagOnistic and says he wants the world
\ against him. He has been living in peace
! so long that he is losing his appetite and
yesterdays skirmish in the house was the
first appetizer he has received for many
legislature he sQuinted one eye, shot his
d0uble-jOinted chin whiskers out into the
! air, and said that if he had thought that
Dakota could become so dilapidated and
run down at the heels that seventy-two of
| her leading citizens could get together in
one building. without fighting. lie would
have left for Texas many years ago.
\ "What do you think of the members ?" was
| asked Of Denny as he looked at the crowd
| in the Sheridan house. "Well," he replied,
| in his whip-saw voice, "They show UP all
right now that they are stacking their
chips, but when they are called upon to
ante and the game gets along, toward a
dead hard men. would hate to meet 'em
on dark night unless had the stuff to
call 'em.'" And saying this Denny walked
over to Mr.. Patten to invite him to take q
hand in the national game of ''draw."
THE HOUSE OFFIt ERs.
Last night the farmers Of the house were
in their glory and the music of the success
full members who elected Mr.. Crosse to the
dors of the Sheridan and re-echoed through
| the buildings in which the solons gathered.
| 1t is gratifying to the TRIBUNE to be able
to publish the list Of officers as selected at
the caucus of the combination last evening
| as follows:
Chief clerk-W. G. Eaken, of Deuel.
county.
| First assistant. G. Hamilton. of Gran d
Forks.
Second assistant-J. w. Crosse, of Brule.
Sergeant-at-arins-H. G. Roarpaugh, of
Lawrence
Assistant sergeant-O. w. Russell, Of
Brown.
Enrolling clerk-O. K. Bullard, of Lin
coin.
Assistant enrolling clerk-Miss Clara J.
Kelly, of Sanburn.
Messenger-DavidS Shield, of Moody.
| Watchman-M. Flick, of Emmons.
Chaplain-W. F. Cook, of Burleigh.
| Postmaster-H. E. Ward. of Stuts,nan.
! These officers will be elected to-day. The
| committees have not yet been decided upon
but that they will be distributed among the
members of the combination is admitted by
all who, through experience, have learned
that turkey for all and charity none" is
the shibboleth of political armies.
| SCRAPS AND CRUMBS.
| Governor Pierce will read his message to
the legislature this afternoon at 8 o'clock,
and Governor Church will address few
remarks to the solons.
| Governor Church and party will 90
to Huron tomorrow, and the governor will
return next Monday to enter upon the du-
| ties of his office.
The officers of the legislature are credi-
table and popular, and the election of Mr..
Kings6ury to the secretaryship Of the
council , is guarantee that the body has
secured as competent gentleman as ever
held the office in the territory. He
owes his position to the efforts of Mr. Shell
don, of Day county. Bob Wallace, of
Jamestown, the assistant secretary. is also
competent and popular, and through the
efforts of Councilman Dodge he won the
In the cold, and bis friend Troy is ser
geant alarms. Mr.. Weiser took care Of
his soldier friend Hitsman, and secured
his appointment as assistant sergeant.
The reception to be given Governor
Church in the capitol this evening will be
largely attended.
The Hon. E. A. Williams canvass for the
speakership was remarkable in more ways
than one, but more particularly for the
many warm personal friends which he has
among members from all sections. He is
recognized as one of the ablest legislators
in the territory and his personal qualities
are admired by all.
| Among the house members who devel-
oped remarkable strength for the speaker
ship at times was Mr.. Dodds, of Nelson
county, but he was true to Williams, and
many think that in his loyalty he refused
to grasp the prize, which was within his
reach.
Mr.. John T. Hobart of the house was a
strong candidate and has reason to be
proud of the endorsement which he re-
ceived.
The candidacy of Mr.. Fletcher OF Brown
county for the Office of speaker of the
house was one of the features of the organ
ization fight that cannot soon be forgotten.
He proved popular man and good Or
ganizer and reflected credit ON his dis
trict.
When the Hon. Tom Elliott gets the
floor of the house you may expect that
something will be said. He Is the original
| gentleman who swore that he would not
smoke cigar or get married until wheat
brought 81 per bushel, and whose beaded
| slippers meersehaum pipe and ringing
italian laugh are becoming standard attrac-
| tons at the Sheridan. Mr.. Elliott is also a
| singer, but since his boom. for speaker of
the house was struck by cyclone he has
been whistling.
THE COUNCIL.